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Had a 440 this week--.005 off the decks, new uncut Indys, 1009 gasket, Comp 829 lifters etc Harland Sharp rockers, Manley valves--well...it took lash caps on top of the valves to get it close enough--the mix of parts, the stack up of tolorences etc ya just never know--Shaft mounted Mopar stuff is a PIA for these reasons--If you get it decent close it will be AOK--we have bred in a mess with the smorgasboard of parts we now use--shim the shaft, have lash caps on hand and go on with it. Indys Hemi heads have the two clamps on the shaft top and bottom allowing flat shims to correct--great idea that should be incorporated in all after market Mopar heads IMO
Man! I complimented Indy--what was I thinking!!!!!!
I hate to tell ya, but the Harlands are too long, which is why you needed the lash caps to center the roller, but you should have actually raised the rocker and offset it to center the roller. I'll bet you have a lot of sweep across the tip.
Barton uses a setup like that for the Hemi's, but the stands have to be on the same angle as the valve to use a flat shim, which Barton's is. Oh yea, WHAT were you thinking? 
Mike Beachel
I didn't write the rules of math nor create the laws of physics, I am just bound by them.
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